Abstract: A method includes forming a gate dielectric on a semiconductor region, depositing an aluminum nitride layer on the gate dielectric, depositing an aluminum oxide layer on the aluminum nitride layer, performing an annealing process to drive aluminum in the aluminum nitride layer into the gate dielectric, removing the aluminum oxide layer and the aluminum nitride layer, and forming a gate electrode on the gate dielectric.

Abstract: A first n-type transistor includes a first channel component, an undoped first gate dielectric layer disposed over the first channel component, and a first gate electrode disposed over the undoped first gate dielectric layer. A second n-type transistor includes a second channel component and a doped second gate dielectric layer disposed over the second channel component. The second gate dielectric layer is doped with a p-type dipole material. A second gate electrode is disposed over the second gate dielectric layer. At least one of the first n-type transistor or the second n-type transistor further includes an aluminum-free conductive layer. The aluminum-free conductive layer is disposed between the first gate dielectric layer and the first gate electrode or between the second gate dielectric layer and the second gate electrode.

Abstract: The present disclosure is a three-way U-Net method for accurately segmenting an uncertain boundary of a retinal blood vessel, includes: describing an uncertainty of a blood vessel boundary label, constructing an upper bound and a lower bound of the uncertain boundary based on the dilation operator and the erosion operator respectively to obtain a maximum value and a minimum value for the blood vessel boundary, and mapping the boundary with uncertain information into one range; combining an uncertainty representation of the boundary with a loss function, and designing a three-way loss function; training network parameters by adopting a stochastic gradient descent algorithm and utilizing a total loss of the three-way loss function; and designing and implements an auxiliary diagnosis application system for intelligently segmenting the retinal blood vessel with functions of the fundus data acquisition, the intelligent accurate segmentation and the auxiliary diagnosis for the retinal blood vessel.

Abstract: Dipole engineering techniques are disclosed that incorporate dipole dopant and/or nitrogen into gate dielectrics (e.g., high-k dielectric layers thereof) to realize multi-threshold voltage transistor tuning of transistors. The dipole engineering techniques include (1) forming a dipole dopant source layer over gate dielectrics of some transistors, but not other transistors, (2) forming a mask over gate dielectrics of some transistors, but not other transistors, (3) performing a nitrogen-containing thermal drive-in process, and (4) removing the dipole dopant source layer and the mask after the nitrogen-containing thermal drive-in process. The nitrogen-containing thermal drive-in process diffuses nitrogen and dipole dopant (n-dipole dopant and/or p-dipole dopant) into unmasked gate dielectrics having the dipole dopant source layer formed thereon, nitrogen into unmasked gate dielectrics, and dipole dopant into masked gate dielectrics having the dipole dopant source layer formed thereon.

Abstract: A stacked-screen display device and a method for controlling a display device are provided. The stacked-screen display device includes a backlight module, a light control panel and a display panel which are stacked in sequence, where the backlight module includes a backplane, a reflector and a diffuser which are stacked in sequence, and the reflector is provided with a plurality of light-emitting units, the backlight module is provided with temperature sensors, the temperature sensors are configured to detect the temperature of the backlight module to compensate the display panel according to the temperature.

Abstract: Provided are a method for driving a light-emitting substrate, a driving circuit and a display apparatus. The light-emitting substrate includes: at least one control region, which includes a plurality of light-emitting sub-regions, the light-emitting sub-region includes a plurality of light-emitting elements which are connected in series and/or in parallel; each light-emitting sub-regions includes a first signal end and a second signal end, in a same control region, the first signal ends of all the light-emitting sub-regions are electrically connected with each other, and the second signal ends of the different light-emitting sub-regions are independent of each other; the method includes: loading a first signal to the first signal ends in the control region; and loading second signals to the second signal ends of each of the plurality of the light-emitting sub-regions in the control region when a first duration is delayed after the first signal is provided.

Abstract: A logic gate circuit includes a pull-up network, a pull-down network, a signal output end, at least one signal input end, a first voltage end, and a second voltage end. The pull-up network includes a first gate and a second gate. A first electrode of the first NFET and the first gate are connected to the first voltage end. A second electrode of the first NFET and the second gate are connected to the signal output end. The pull-down network includes a second NFET. The pull-down network is connected to the signal output end, the at least one signal input end, and the second voltage end. The pull-down network is configured to: control the second NFET based on a voltage of the at least one signal input end, and pull down a voltage of the signal output end by using a voltage of the second voltage end.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine sensor data captured by at least one sensor of a vehicle while navigating an environment over a period of time. Information describing one or more agents associated with the environment during the period of time can be determined based at least in part on the captured sensor data. A schema-based encoding describing the environment during the period of time can be generated based at least in part on the determined information and a scenario schema, wherein the schema-based encoding provides a structured representation of the environment during the period of time.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine sensor data captured by at least one sensor of a vehicle while navigating an environment over a period of time. Information describing one or more agents associated with the environment during the period of time can be determined based at least in part on the captured sensor data. A parameter-based encoding describing the one or more agents associated with the environment during the period of time can be generated based at least in part on the determined information and a scenario schema, wherein the parameter-based encoding provides a structured representation of the information describing the one or more agents associated with the environment. A scenario represented by the parameter-based encoding can be determined based at least in part on a cluster of parameter-based encodings to which the parameter-based encoding is assigned.

Abstract: Dipole engineering techniques are disclosed that incorporate dipole dopant and/or nitrogen into gate dielectrics (e.g., high-k dielectric layers thereof) to realize multi-threshold voltage transistor tuning of transistors. The dipole engineering techniques include (1) forming a dipole dopant source layer over gate dielectrics of some transistors, but not other transistors, (2) forming a mask over gate dielectrics of some transistors, but not other transistors, (3) performing a nitrogen-containing thermal drive-in process, and (4) removing the dipole dopant source layer and the mask after the nitrogen-containing thermal drive-in process. The nitrogen-containing thermal drive-in process diffuses nitrogen and dipole dopant (n-dipole dopant and/or p-dipole dopant) into unmasked gate dielectrics having the dipole dopant source layer formed thereon, nitrogen into unmasked gate dielectrics, and dipole dopant into masked gate dielectrics having the dipole dopant source layer formed thereon.

Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent device and an application thereof. The organic electroluminescent device includes a metal complex having a substituent A capable of reducing a maximum capacitance in the device, and the metal complex can be used as an emissive material in an emissive layer of the electroluminescent device. The device including a metal complex having the substituent A can obtain a decrease in the maximum capacitance of the device, thereby improving the response time and refresh frequency of an OLED display device at a low grayscale. In another aspect, the substituent A can cause a decrease in the maximum capacitance of the device, and the device prepared with the metal complex including the substituent A can still maintain excellent device performance compared with the devices prepared with the metal complexes that do not include the substituent A. Further provided is an electronic assembly including the organic electroluminescent device.

Abstract: The disclosed compounds relate to treatments and therapies for protein kinase-associated disorders. There is also a need for compounds useful in the treatment or prevention or amelioration of one or more symptoms of cancer, transplant rejections, and autoimmune diseases. Furthermore, there is a need for methods for modulating the activity of protein kinases, such as CDK1, CDK2, CDK4, CDK5, CDK6, CDK7, CDK8 and CDK9, using the compounds provided herein.

Abstract: An optimal control method for wastewater treatment process (WWTP) based on a self-adjusting multi-task particle swarm optimization (SA-MTPSO) algorithm belongs to the field of WWTP. To balance the relationship between the effluent water quality (EQ) and energy consumption (EC) and achieve optimization online quickly, the invention establishes a data-based multi-task optimization model for WWTP to describe the relationship between the control variables and EQ, EC. Then, the SA-MTPSO algorithm is adopted to solve the optimal set-points of the nitrate nitrogen and dissolved oxygen concentration for WWTP. The PID controller is used to track the optimal set-points, so as to reduce EC while ensuring EQ, and realize the online optimal control of WWTP.

Abstract: The invention relates to heterocyclic compounds of the formula (I) in which all of the variables are as defined in the specification; capable of modulating the ctivity of TMEM16a. The invention further provides a method for manufacturing compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The invention further provides methods to their preparation, to their medical use, in particular to their use in the treatment and management of diseases or disorders including COPD, bronchiectasis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, respiratory tract infections (acute and chronic; viral and bacterial), lung carcinoma.

Abstract: The disclosed compounds relate to treatments and therapies for protein kinase-associated disorders. There is also a need for compounds useful in the treatment or prevention or amelioration of one or more symptoms of cancer, transplant rejections, and autoimmune diseases. Furthermore, there is a need for methods for modulating the activity of protein kinases, such as CDK1, CDK2, CDK4, CDK5, CDK6, CDK7, CDK8 and CDK9, using the compounds provided herein.

Abstract: A computing system is designed for measuring the A2/O effluent total phosphorus based on data-driven method. Several related variables are obtained by analyzing the relationship between effluent total phosphorus and other process variables. In addition, a hardware platform is designed and built to further analysis sample information of each variable. Finally, the computing system for measuring total phosphorus in effluent is developed by combining the hardware and software as provided in implementations herein.

Abstract: The disclosed compounds relate to treatments and therapies for protein kinase-associated disorders. There is also a need for compounds useful in the treatment or prevention or amelioration of one or more symptoms of cancer, transplant rejections, and autoimmune diseases. Furthermore, there is a need for methods for modulating the activity of protein kinases, such as CDK1, CDK2, CDK4, CDK5, CDK6, CDK7, CDK8 and CDK9, using the compounds provided herein.

Abstract: A computing system is designed for measuring the A2/O effluent total phosphorus based on data-driven method. Several related variables are obtained by analyzing the relationship between effluent total phosphorus and other process variables. In addition, a hardware platform is designed and built to further analysis sample information of each variable. Finally, the computing system for measuring total phosphorus in effluent is developed by combining the hardware and software as provided in implementations herein.

Abstract: The disclosed compounds relate to treatments and therapies for protein kinase-associated disorders. There is also a need for compounds useful in the treatment or prevention or amelioration of one or more symptoms of cancer, transplant rejections, and autoimmune diseases. Furthermore, there is a need for methods for modulating the activity of protein kinases, such as CDK1, CDK2, CDK4, CDK5, CDK6, CDK7, CDK8 and CDK9, using the compounds provided herein.

Abstract: An intelligent method is designed for predicting the effluent ammonia-nitrogen concentration in the urban wastewater treatment process (WWTP). The technology of this invention is part of advanced manufacturing technology, belongs to both the field of control engineering and environment engineering. In order to improve the predicting efficiency, a recurrent self-organizing neural network, which can adjust the structure and parameters concurrently to train the parameters, is developed to design this intelligent method. This intelligent method can predict the effluent ammonia-nitrogen concentration with acceptable accuracy and solve the problem that the effluent ammonia-nitrogen concentration is difficult to be measured online. Moreover, the online information of effluent ammonia-nitrogen concentration, predicted by this intelligent method, can enhance the quality monitoring level and alleviate the current situation of wastewater to strengthen the whole management of WWTP.